Emory & Henry joining SAC

[Chuck Bitner]

This has been rumored for several weeks and finally made official today.

Emory & Henry College to Join South Atlantic Conference

[Chuck Bitner]

Here is some info about E&H that I pulled together a few weeks ago.

Location: Emory, Virginia

Enrollment: approx. 1300

Founded: 1836

Website: www.gowasps.com

Current affiliation: NCAA Division III

Current conference: Old Dominion Athletic Conference (1976-present)

baseball, basketball, cross country, equestrian, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, wrestling

basketball, cheer & dance, cross country, equestrian, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, wrestling

Stadium: Fred Selfe Stadium

Football program history:

Head coach: Curt Newsome (E&H, 1982)...

Five year record
2019: 7-3
2018: 4-5
2017: 3-7
2016: 6-4
2015: 6-4
2014: 8-2

[canadarican]

I tried telling yall months ago it wasnt Barton or Erskine lol

[ESU Warrior]

So they are at 14. Will they try to get to 16?

[canadarican]

So they are at 14. Will they try to get to 16?

Eventually I believe so. But I'm not willing to gamble my own money on that.

[cneagle99]

So they are at 14. Will they try to get to 16?

That is the plan per Commissioner Britz's prior statements.

[Eagle74]

We could see several more Old Dominion Athletic Conference teams jumping on board with E&H in easily transitioning as a gateway into D2 by joining the SAC. Which could work out very well.

Will Shenandoah, Ferrum, Bridgewater, Southern Virginia, Guilford, and Randolph Macon be far behind to help possibly establish an SAC Northern Division?

Even though it would be a jump into a higher division with NCAA athletics, with the SAC's no established minimums for scholarships or facility standards, again, this would be an very easy way to jump from D3 to D2. I'm now to the point of why not, 'the more the merrier'.